‘Where Were You When We Were Suffering In Brazil’ – Siasia Slams Nigerian Billionaires.

Former coach of Nigeria’s Under-23 team, Samson Siasia, has hit out at Nigerian billionaires for abandoning the team during its difficult times before and during the just concluded Rio Olympics in Brazil.

Siasia said this while also thanking Japanese surgeon, Dr. Katsuya Takasu, who gave the team a gift of $390,000 to help them settle their bills in Brazil.

Siasia told the BBC, “This man came to our aid when we were in trouble. I must thank him. He is a wonderful human being.
“Where were our billionaires, when they must have heard that the team were in trouble?”

He added that the report credited to the Nigerian Football Federation’s Integrity Officer, Dr Christian Emeruwa on Dr Takasu, suggesting that he (Takasu) could be associated with match-fixing, is nonsense.

Siasia added, “He should have done a better job of checking him out.”